According to a paper published this month in Nature Communications, researchers report a newly discovered dinosaur that lived ...

A viral infection from millions of years ago may have influenced chimp brain evolution through DNA leftovers in the genome.

Around this same time, a different virus hit a macaque sanctuary in Texas. New research suggests the monkeys responded in ...

One red grape was presented on a non-descript, clean-looking piece of wood. The other was on top of macaque poop, encased in ...

Macaques exposed to a deadly outbreak became more cautious about contaminated food, even though the virus wasn't foodborne.

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many households wiped down groceries with disinfectant before putting them away.

From lionfish to green crab, a growing movement of “conservation through consumption” is putting invasive species on the menu ...

Most cat owners have seen it play out at least once: the cat wanders over to a patch of grass, chews deliberately for a minute or two, and then leaves a mess on the carpet shortly after. It seems ...

Previous studies found that macaques aren’t necessarily deterred by contamination—as long as the payoff is tempting. When ...

Monkeys are known for stealing food and belongings, but scientific experiments suggest their social behavior is much more ...

It is October, and in the mountains of Japan, acorns, chestnuts and wild fruits are ripening. "Eat, sleep, get fat" sounds ...

A stream full of nutritious algae sits just out of reach, and a group of clever chimps has figured out a surprisingly ...